Police arrest 30, call them street-level heroin dealers

MANCHESTER — Police said they expect a significant but short-lived dent in the city narcotics trade after sweeps both Wednesday and Thursday netted 30 people, nearly all of them described as street-level dealers of heroin.

Police Chief David Mara announced the arrests along with representatives of federal and Hillsborough County law enforcement agencies. Two people were arrested Wednesday when police executed a search warrant at the third-floor apartment at 421 Hevey St. A follow up arrest took place Wednesday, and then at least 27 were placed into custody starting at 5 a.m. this morning.